Ministerial Nominee: Buhari Withdraws Ibeto’s Nomination

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, National News Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

By Ganiyu Nasirudeen

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to withdraw the nomination of former Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto.

The letter is said to have been received by the Senate President Wednesday. Reason for the action is yet to be officially disclosed.

However, the development has been linked to another Nominee in the second list sent by President Buhari featured another – Abubakar Bawa Bwari, also an indigene of Niger State like Ibeto.

Ibeto who was the immediate past Governor of Niger, defected the opposition PDP at the twilight of the immediate past administration, due to altercation between him and his former boss, former Niger Governor, Aliyu Babangida.